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Schilthorn - Piz Gloria
Bernese Oberland
110Sfrs or 55Sfrs with your half fare card.
The famous Schilthorn mountain with the world's first revolving restaurant Piz Gloria boasting the most amazing views of the Jungfrau region including the famous trio Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (UNESCO World Heritage) is a must do excursion. It is even famous for being host to one of the 007 James Bond films 'On her Majesty's Secret Service' and there is an exhibition dedicated to the film with a 'Touristorama' showing you extracts of the movie.
'The most spectacular 360 degrees panorama in the Alps'
Its simply stunning views can be enjoyed from the revolving restaurant or from the big terraces that surround it. It takes approximately 40 minutes for the whole restaurant to rotate 360 degrees.....Make sure you don't leave any belongings on the window ledge by your table as this is a permanent fixture and your items won't be seen for 40 minutes....! It has a panorama which spans from Mount Titlis, Jungfrau, Mönch, Eiger, over the Bernese Oberland and the Jura mountains up to the Vosges mountains and the Black forest. On a clear day Mont Blanc is also just visible.
Directions: The main resorts from which you can make your way to the Schilthorn are from Interlaken, Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen, Wilderswil, Lake Thun or Brienz and Mürren. From Lauterbrunnen the cable car takes you to Grütschalp where you board a train to Mürren. From Mürren, there is a short walk through the village where you take a cable car to Birg and onto a connecting cable car to the Schilthorn. It takes just 30 minutes by cable car from Mürren to reach the summit of the Schilthorn at 2,970m. This is still the highest peak of the Bernese Pre-Alps where you will find magnificent hiking routes. Click here for a map of the area. If you are arriving by car, you will need to park in the multi-storey in Lauterbrunnen as Mürren is traffic free.
007 James Bond Museum: Follow the trail of James Bond, in the Touristorama. They show clips from the 1968 movie 'On Her Secret Majesty's Service' filmed on the Schilthorn. It also gives details of how the set and stunts were created. There is also a selection of James Bond memorabilia sold in their souvenir shop.
The classic 'James Bond 007 breakfast buffet': Why not treat yourself to something different and experience the delicious James Bond breakfast...! Start the day with a glass of sparkling Prosecco or Rimus (non-alcoholic) at 2,970m above sea level!
The very popular buffet breakfast is served daily from 08.00-10.30 in the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant.
You will have a choice of:
Assorted breads, bread rolls and croissants
Local cheese and sausage specialities
Various jams
Various types of muesli and cornflakes
Birchermuesli
Various joghurts
Fresh fruit
Fresh apple and pear juice straight from the farm
Crisp waffles with maple syrup
Fried bacon and sausages
Scrambled eggs and boiled eggs
During the summer alp season, they also serve fresh alp butter and cheese specialities (Mütschli and Ziger)
Prices for our James Bond 007 breakfast buffet:
CHF 27.50 adults
CHF 24.50 youngsters age 13 to 16
CHF 14.50 children age 7 to 12
Children to age 6: Free
If you are staying at the Hotel Alpenruh, included in the price you are able to choose one day where you can have breakfast on the Schilthorn in the revolving restaurant.
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Hiking trails from the Schilthorn: There are various hiking routes available from the Schilthorn. If you're looking for a short walk you can hike from the Schilthorn down to the middle station, Birg or for the more enthusiastic hikers...keep going all the way back down to either Allmendhubel or Mürren.
Two other main hiking routes from the Schilthorn are:
1: Schilthorn - Roter Hard - Poganggen - Bryndi - Spielbodenalp - Mürren (approximately 4 hours)
2: Schilthorn - Sousläger - Sulsee - Lobhornhütte - Isenfluh - Lauterbrunnen (approximately 4 hours 30 mins)
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